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D-Index
83
Citations
18871
World Ranking
1022
National Ranking
466

Jesus G. Valenzuela publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jesus G. Valenzuela sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 280 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Jesus G. Valenzuela D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jesus G. Valenzuela sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jesus G. Valenzuela is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medical research, with a primary focus on infectious diseases and public health. Their work spans several interrelated subfields, particularly Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Insect Science, and Parasitology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins

Valenzuela's frequent co-authors reflect collaboration with experts in related fields, including:

  • Shaden Kamhawi
  • Fabiano Oliveira
  • Claudio Meneses
  • Tiago D. Serafim
  • Eva Iniguez

Their research has been published across various scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Valenzuela include:

  • Leishmaniasis: the act of transmission (2021, Trends in Parasitology)
  • A second generation leishmanization vaccine with a markerless attenuated Leishmania major strain using CRISPR gene editing (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Tick extracellular vesicles enable arthropod feeding and promote distinct outcomes of bacterial infection (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Single-cell RNA sequencing of Trypanosoma brucei from tsetse salivary glands unveils metacyclogenesis and identifies potential transmission blocking antigens (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Safety and immunogenicity of a mosquito saliva peptide-based vaccine: a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, phase 1 trial (2020, The Lancet)

Valenzuela's work contributes to understanding the mechanisms of disease transmission, vaccine development, and the interactions between arthropods and pathogens. Their interdisciplinary approach integrates areas such as parasitology and vector-borne disease control, reflecting the complex ecology of infectious diseases.

Best Publications

  • Development of a Natural Model of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Powerful Effects of Vector Saliva and Saliva Preexposure on the Long-Term Outcome of Leishmania major Infection in the Mouse Ear Dermis

    Yasmine Belkaid;Shaden Kamhawi;Govind Modi;Jesus Valenzuela

  • Toward a Defined Anti-Leishmania Vaccine Targeting Vector Antigens: Characterization of a Protective Salivary Protein

    Jesus G. Valenzuela;Yasmine Belkaid;Mark K. Garfield;Susana Mendez

  • An annotated catalog of salivary gland transcripts from Ixodes scapularis ticks.

    Jose M C Ribeiro;Francisco J Alarcon-Chaidez;Ivo M. B. Francischetti;Ben J. Mans

  • Ixolaris, a novel recombinant tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) from the salivary gland of the tick, Ixodes scapularis: identification of factor X and factor Xa as scaffolds for the inhibition of factor VIIa/tissue factor complex.

    Ivo M B Francischetti;Jesus G Valenzuela;John F Andersen;Thomas N Mather

  • Exploring the sialome of the tick Ixodes scapularis

    Jesus G. Valenzuela;Ivo M. B. Francischetti;Van My Pham;Mark K. Garfield

  • A Role for Insect Galectins in Parasite Survival

    Shaden Kamhawi;Marcelo Ramalho-Ortigao;Van M. Pham;Sanjeev Kumar

  • Toward an understanding of the biochemical and pharmacological complexity of the saliva of a hematophagous sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis.

    Rosane Charlab;Jesus G. Valenzuela;Edgar D. Rowton;José M. C. Ribeiro

  • Purification, cloning, and expression of a novel salivary anticomplement protein from the tick, Ixodes scapularis.

    Jesus G. Valenzuela;Rosane Charlab;Thomas N. Mather;José M.C. Ribeiro

  • Immunity to a salivary protein of a sand fly vector protects against the fatal outcome of visceral leishmaniasis in a hamster model.

    Regis Gomes;Regis Gomes;Clarissa Teixeira;Clarissa Teixeira;Maria Jânia Teixeira;Fabiano Oliveira;Fabiano Oliveira

  • Molecular mimicry of a CCR5 binding-domain in the microbial activation of dendritic cells

    Julio Aliberti;Jesus G. Valenzuela;Vern B. Carruthers;Sara Hieny

  • Exploring the salivary gland transcriptome and proteome of the Anopheles stephensi mosquito

    Jesus G. Valenzuela;Ivo M.B. Francischetti;Van My Pham;Mark K. Garfield

  • Toward a description of the sialome of the adult female mosquito Aedes aegypti.

    J.G. Valenzuela;V.M. Pham;M.K. Garfield;I.M.B. Francischetti

  • An updated catalogue of salivary gland transcripts in the adult female mosquito, Anopheles gambiae

    Bruno Arcà;Fabrizio Lombardo;Jesus G. Valenzuela;Ivo M. B. Francischetti

  • Toward a catalog for the transcripts and proteins (sialome) from the salivary gland of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.

    Ivo M. B. Francischetti;Jesus G. Valenzuela;Van My Pham;Mark K. Garfield

  • An insight into the salivary transcriptome and proteome of the adult female mosquito Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus.

    José M.C. Ribeiro;Rosane Charlab;Van My Pham;Mark Garfield

  • Human immune response to sand fly salivary gland antigens: a useful epidemiological marker?

    Aldina Barral;Eduardo Honda;Arlene Caldas;Jackson Costa

  • Purification, cloning, and expression of an apyrase from the bed bug Cimex lectularius. A new type of nucleotide-binding enzyme

    Jesus G. Valenzuela;Rosane Charlab;Michael Y. Galperin;José M.C. Ribeiro

  • Vaccines to combat the neglected tropical diseases.

    Jeffrey M. Bethony;Rhea N. Cole;Xiaoti Guo;Shaden Kamhawi

  • Sand Fly Salivary Proteins Induce Strong Cellular Immunity in a Natural Reservoir of Visceral Leishmaniasis with Adverse Consequences for Leishmania

    Nicolas Collin;Regis Gomes;Clarissa Teixeira;Lily Cheng

  • Gut Microbes Egested during Bites of Infected Sand Flies Augment Severity of Leishmaniasis via Inflammasome-Derived IL-1β

    Ranadhir Dey;Amritanshu B. Joshi;Fabiano Oliveira;Lais Pereira;Lais Pereira

  • Identification of the most abundant secreted proteins from the salivary glands of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis, vector of Leishmania chagasi.

    Jesus G. Valenzuela;Mark Garfield;Edgar D. Rowton;Van M. Pham

Frequent Co-Authors

José M. C. Ribeiro
José M. C. Ribeiro National Institutes of Health
Shaden Kamhawi
Shaden Kamhawi National Institutes of Health
John F. Andersen
John F. Andersen National Institutes of Health
Ivo M. B. Francischetti
Ivo M. B. Francischetti National Institutes of Health
Cláudia Brodskyn
Cláudia Brodskyn Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Aldina Barral
Aldina Barral Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Peter J. Hotez
Peter J. Hotez Baylor College of Medicine
Manoel Barral-Netto
Manoel Barral-Netto Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Petr Volf
Petr Volf Charles University
Luis A. Diaz
Luis A. Diaz Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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